History of immigration to the United States

Berenson, (2016) says that immigrants can’t reduce the chances of natives getting employed. Only prior immigrants are affected by the entry of new immigrants. Others believe high immigration rates cheapen labor. This may be true if we have to consider the Brookings institute report of 1980 to 2007 which said that immigration only caused a 2.3% depression of wages in the host country. According to David…

For this class the title being called Immigration Rights, brought my attention due to myself being an immigrant I wanted to see how a class would talk and focus on this topic. The first quarter I was very excited to see that there were other types of people; race and culture wise.…

fear of racial discrimination, many Chinese chose to leave their home and immigrated to the United States. It is a very important part of U.S history as the number of Chinese immigrants grew rapidly, from about 450 Chinese in 1850 to 63,100 Chinese by 1870 which has a 81% increase from 1860. Apart from social unrest and economics pressures in China, one of the main reasons for them to immigrate to the States was to seek economics opportunities so that they were able to send money back home for…

History has shown us the problems that arise when countries try to wall eachother or parts of themselves off. One can recall the Berlin wall separating East and West Germany or the seemingly ever lasting conflict around Israel. Typically, walls like these…

In this era two major revolutions happened, the Industrial Revolution and the Market Revolution. Society was divided into classes and overflow of European immigrants brought cultural diversity. These 100 years were the major turnout in American History. As the industries developed, the banks and other institutions were formed. Trade with China and India increased. America was known as a Nation of Merchants. Financial crisis of 1819 devastated artisans and farmers who sold their goods in local…

In the beginning of the Gold Rush in 1848, Chinese immigrants, mostly poor China-men sought a better economic life in the United States. When Chinese American first arrived in California they were welcomed for their exotic customs, interesting clothing and strong accents. Soon, the white working class grew old of the Chinese because of the potential threat they posed for their livelihood and work, which lead to discrimination against the Chinese. Politicians that ran for office in California…

In “History of Italian Immigration”, Alexandra Molnar introduces readers to a new era of immigration, known as ‘New Immigration’, which resulted in America opening up its gates to millions of Italian immigrants, among others. This foreign population consisted of two classes: laborers, and the more elite and educated craftsman. Molnar goes on to explain, that considering the massive influx of Italians to America, they made up a significant amount of the work force, integrating into society as…

Thousands fled political persecution during the 20th century, seeking political asylum in other nations. As a result, a refugee crisis often began, as these other countries were unable to find places for these newcomers to stay as they awaited immigration approval. A famous group of refugees during the 1970s were the Vietnam Boat people, who left Vietnam as a communist government was taking control of the region. They left Vietnam in makeshift vessels and travelled in dangerous open waters,…

American History: Through the Eyes of the People and the Land The 21st century has arrived, and yet our fellow citizens continue to debate among the premises that we should take on a multicultural society. Though, there are those who believe multiculturalism seems to have muddled the U.S. into a moment of mistrust and agitation, it is important to remember that our country was built upon the stories of those whom we now call minorities. Accordingly, scholars, activists and historians have…

Many Cubans and Haitians have migrated to the United States, due to policies issued by the US. Cuban migrants have come to the United States through policies like the Cuban adjustment act, wet foot dry foot policy, Cuban migration agreement, and the Cuban migration lottery. On the Haitian side Policies like TPS program, HRFIA act, and the reparation policy allow Haitians to enter the country. These two countries have gone through different processing's systems, a lot of similarities. Cuba and…